Where does “chế giễu” come from?

chế giễu (Vietnamese) comes from Old French gieu, from Latin jocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

chế giễu (Vietnamese): to ridicule; to mock; to deride; to insult; to sneer at

Definitions

  1. to ridicule; to mock; to deride; to insult; to sneer at

Ancestry of “chế giễu”, step by step

chế giễu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gieu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgieugame
2LatinjocusAlternative spelling of iocus; joke, jest
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Vietnamese chè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
2Middle Chinese茶—
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →